Apto recycled more than 2.9 million pounds of e-scrap and sent more than 316,000 pieces of equipment for reuse in 2020. | Koy_Hipster / Shutterstock
Apto Solutions is experimenting with a new way of tracking where its recycled IT assets ultimately end up. The company released a report on its program this month.
Urban E Recycling broke the $1 million revenue mark in its fifth year, and in 2020 it achieved $3.1 million in revenue. | Courtesy of Urban E Recycling
Urban E Recycling opened a new site earlier this year, the latest development for a e-scrap processor that has found a niche by focusing on smaller clients and providing free collection of material.
Closed Loop Partners invested in nationwide electronics recycling company ERI. | Candyclub / Shutterstock
ERI this week received private equity funding from investment firm Closed Loop Partners. ERI’s chairman says the capital will help the processor deploy advanced processing equipment at its facilities.
The TV show “Tomorrow’s World Today” will feature Regency Technologies. | suriyachan / Shutterstock
Electronics recycling and ITAD company Regency Technologies will receive some high-profile exposure via the Science Channel and Discovery this month.
Recently acquired LEI handles universal and hazardous wastes at two facilities in the Gulf Coast region. Its recycling facility is permitted to handle large quantities of lamp waste. | photosync / Shutterstock
Waste disposal company MAX Environmental, which has cleaned up several CRT glass stockpiles in recent years, has acquired a waste management company in the South.
PlanITROI partnered with Microsoft to provide free refurbished laptops to digitally underserved students in El Paso, Texas and Memphis, Tenn. | Courtesy of PlanITROI
The nonprofit arm of ITAD firm PlanITROI partnered with Microsoft to provide hundreds of refurbished laptops to low-income students of color in Texas and Tennessee.
Logistics Recycling Inc. recently expanded with a new processing facility in Somerset, Wis., near the Twin Cities. | Courtesy of Logistics Recycling Inc (LRI).
An Upper Midwest company that handles e-scrap and hazardous waste has opened a new facility in the Minneapolis area.
At full capacity, Cascade Asset Management’s new facility will have a capacity to process about 2.4 million pounds per year. | Courtesy of Cascade Asset Management
Cascade Asset Management has opened a facility in Orlando, Fla., allowing the company to better serve clients in the Sunshine State.
HOBI International will collaborate with battery recycling company Retriev Technologies on collection of EV batteries throughout North America. | Sergii Chernov / Shutterstock
Electronics recycling processor HOBI International has struck a deal with a downstream recycler to handle more lithium batteries from electric vehicles (EVs).
During COVID-19, collection of electronics and electrical appliances has increased markedly in Ireland. | raigvi / Shutterstock
Officials predict most EU countries will fall short of their e-scrap recycling targets, Ireland sees a surge in recycling during COVID-19, and ITAD firms land major contracts.